UNITED NATIONS: U.S. Ambassador John Bolton has pushed President George W. Bush's global agenda with a lawyer's drive during his 16 months at the United Nations not a diplomat's finesse which has upset some ambassadors and U.N. officials.
The 57-year-old arms control expert, whose resignation was accepted by Bush on Monday, came to the job with a reputation for brilliance, obstinacy and speaking his mind, and a mission to reform the 61-year-old world body born in the ashes of World War II to meet the challenges of the 21st century. By his own account, Bolton remains frustrated that "precious little" reform has been accomplished so far by the U.N. General Assembly though some diplomats, especially from developing countries, would at least partly blame Bolton's blunt tactics. But Bolton did play a key role in major U.S. foreign policy initiatives getting U.N. Security Council approval of resolutions imposing sanctions on North Korea for conducting a nuclear test, joining with France to promote Lebanon's democratic government, pushing for a U.N. peacekeeping force in Sudan's conflict-wracked Darfur region, and putting Myanmar's repressive military regime on the council's agenda. Bolton's resignation was not a surprise in U.N. corridors. He had failed twice to win confirmation in the U.S. Senate, forcing Bush to give him a recess appointment on July 31, 2005 after Congress adjourned for the summer. That appointment expires when Congress formally adjourns, no later than early January and with his nomination still blocked by Democrats and several Republicans, and the Democrats capturing control of the next Congress, it became clear he would not be confirmed. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/04/news/UN_GEN_UN_Bolton_Resignation.php ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:221635 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
